I couldn’t help it: I started crying. It was nearing midnight, our flight should have left at 7.30pm, and I didn’t know if we would make our connecting flight from Glasgow to Stornoway the next morning – or if we…
A Day Trip to Edinburgh – in the Rain!
“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” I’ve always loved this quote about Edinburgh, written by author Alexander McCall Smith. It seems to…
A Night at The National Trust for Scotland’s NYC Gala
Glencoe. Culloden. St Kilda. Bannockburn. These are names that most visitors to Scotland will recognise – and if you’ve been been to any of these Scottish sights, then you’ve been to a National Trust for Scotland property. From ancient houses…
The Magic of A Weekend in Paris
In French, a flâneur (or flâneuse) is someone who strolls, saunters, and wanders around a city. It’s a delightful sounding word, one that rolls off your tongue, and the act of being a flaneur is just as satisfying, as I…
A Summer Walk to the North Harris Eagle Observatory
We had almost given up waiting when a pair of Golden Eagles burst above the ridge. Only just visible to the naked eye, the two birds swooped and soared back and forth across the rocks of Glen Meavaig as my…
13 Useful Things To Know Before Visiting The Outer Hebrides
You think you know what to expect when you visit the Outer Hebrides: sandy beaches, purple heather, other-worldly standing stones. All those things are waiting for you – but there’s a lot more to these Scottish islands than the media…
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